Number of new leprosy cases in Malawi
Malawi: Number of new leprosy cases was 341 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
341
Change on year
down 15.6%
World rank
22nd
of 180 countries
All-time high
759
in 2009
All-time low
235
in 2021
Years of data
10
2009–2024
Number of new leprosy cases in Malawi, 2009–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 341 for number of new leprosy cases in 2024.
That represents a change of down 15.6% on the previous year and up 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of new leprosy cases in Malawi peaked at 759 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 235, in 2021.
Malawi ranks 22nd of 180 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Number of new leprosy cases in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 759 | — |
| 2010 | 321 | -57.7% |
| 2016 | 272 | -15.3% |
| 2017 | 351 | +29.0% |
| 2018 | 341 | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 288 | -15.5% |
| 2021 | 235 | -18.4% |
| 2022 | 370 | +57.4% |
| 2023 | 404 | +9.2% |
| 2024 | 341 | -15.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 759 | 759 | 759 | 1 |
| 2010s | 321.25 | 272 | 351 | 4 |
| 2020s | 327.6 | 235 | 404 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 19 Egypt 521 compare
- 20 United States of America 369 compare
- 21 Papua New Guinea 368 compare
- 23 Niger 323 compare
- 24 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 302 compare
- 25 Comoros 300 compare
More health data for Malawi
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8368 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9312 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 856.3 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 6,399 (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 3.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.2768 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 3.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.5728 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of new leprosy cases in Malawi?
- Number of new leprosy cases in Malawi was 341 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of new leprosy cases recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 759 in 2009.
- What is the lowest number of new leprosy cases recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 235 in 2021.
- How does Malawi rank for number of new leprosy cases?
- Malawi ranks 22nd out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of new leprosy cases rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Number of new leprosy cases. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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